Railway-tie.



M. L. TOWNSEND.

RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED Arms. 1909.

935,433; Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

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RAILWAY m. APPLIOATIOI FILED APB. M 1909.

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MONTREVILLE L. TOWNSEND, OF POTOSI, MISSOURI.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

Application filed April 5, 1909. Serial No. 487,905.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lUONrrIun'JLLE L. Town- SEND, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Potosi, in the-county of Washington and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway-'lics, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprelunuls certain new and useful improvements in trackequipment for railways, and the invention has for its object an improvedtie which is designed to be permanently positioned in the road bed andis provided with peculiar means for supporting the rail, whereby thelatter may be raised or lowered at will without disturbing the tie.

-A further object of the invention is a tie having rail supporting meanswhich are susceptible of adjustment independently thereof, the adjustingoperation being adapted to be positively and conveniently effected -witha minimum expenditure of time and labor.

With these and other objects. in view that will-more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructionsand arrangementsof the parts that'I shall hereinafter fully describe andthen point out the novel features of in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference isto be had to the following de scription and accompanying drawings, in.

which: j

' Figure l is a perspective view of a railway tie constructed inaccordance with my invention; F ig. 2 is afragmentary longitudinalsection thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse section; and, Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view .of one ofthe side plates.

Cor-responding and like parts are referred I to in the followingdescriptionand indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. Referring to the drrwmgs, the numeral 1 designatesthe'tie which may be constructed of metal or cement, and ,-in thepresent instance is shown as formed of the latter. This permanentlypositioned in the road; bed, and is preferably provided its.lowera-face'with an. intermediate cut away portion 2which assists inmaintaining the tie against accidental displacement. For

parallel, while the bottom walls are oppo'-- sitely. inclined. asbcstsccn in Fig. 3. "l'he recesses are adapted to zljt'tOlHlllUtltllUsup.

porting blocks 5 hat'are inserted therein from the opposite sides ol thetie and that are preferably \\'edge-like in term and are composed ofwood or like material. liails ti rest upon the respective supportingblocks intcrmediate'ol' the ends thereof and are attached thereto byscrews 7, or like fastening elements. Each oi the blocks rests upon twosubstantially parallel spaced series of teeth 8 that are arrangedsimilarly as shown, and provided on thebottom wall of the recess, theteeth facing in the direction of the inclination of such bottom wall,whereby to prevent the block from sliding down the incline. A channel 9is disposed 'intcrmcdiate of the spaced series of teeth and is arrangedjust below that portion of the block to which the rail is secured, sucha (instruction being advantageous in that the block is permitted toyield sufliciently to absorb the shocks incident to travel. In order tofurther retain the block in adjusted position, I employ side plates 10which are located at the opposing side walls of the recess and arehinged at their lower ends to pintle. rods 11, the latter extendingtransversely with respect to the tie and being inclined similarly to thebottom wall of the recess. Flanges l2 :1 re formed at the upper or freeends of the plates and project inwardly therefrom and overhang the blockto preclude the possibility of thesamebecoming withdrawn upwardly l'romthe recess. tion, the side plates are adapted to be adjusted inwardlytoward each other to 1"ric tiona'lly engage the adjacent. side edges ofthe block and take up wear. This object is attained by the use ofpacking or wedges which are introduced between the side plates and theadjacent walls of the recess. The plates 10 are also formed at their topand side edges with flanges 13 which overlap the corresponding facesof-the tie and provide In addition to the above iunc-' a cavity withinwhich the packing is eontained to prevent the possibledisplacementthereot. For convenience removable doors it are placed inthe top flanges 13 to attord ready access to the cavity and admit of thepacking being;- quickly introduced therein or removed therefrom asrequired.

When occasion demands that the rails 6 be adjusted vertically, as forinstance when the track is being graded, the screws T are loosened inthe blocks 5, after which the rails are jacked up with the usual toolsemployed for this purpose. The blocks are then shittcd up or down theinclined bottom walls of the recesses until the proper level isobtained. it is to be understood, of course, that the side plates lO'maybe adjusted as found necessary, by removing or inserting packing throughthe doors 14. The screws 7 are then tightened to 'lfasten the railsrigidly to the supporting blocks, and the adjusting operation is therebycompleted without disturbing the tie in the road vbed. it is to befurther observed that this operation may be accomplished with expeditionand with a minimum expenditure of time and labor, whereby it is possibleto elt'ect the adjustment of a considerable length of track tit) at acomparatively small cost.

Where the lie 1 is constructed o'l concrete,

it is prezt'erahly reinforced by a plurality out bars 15 and it}; thebar 15 extending centrally and longitudinally throughout the entirelength of the tie, while the bars lti are arranged in the upper portionof the tie and extend only partially throughout the length thereof, aswill be observed by reference to Fig. l.

From the foregoing.description in connec tion with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be apparent that l have provided an improved tie whichmay he advantageously employed in railway tracks, and when oncepositioned isniot again disturbed to change the level ot the track;which embodies to a marked degree thecharacteristics ol' simplicity,durability and cllicieuey in construction and operation; and whichconsists of comparativciy l'ew parts that may bc casily and cheaplymanul'actnred and readily as scmbled.

tn l'urthcr carrying out the invention it is contemplated to coat. thesupporting blocks with tar or the like. to prevent their rotting, itbeing observed that the channels t) admit air beneath the blocks to keepthe latter dry.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

l. railway tic located in its upper face with transvcrsely.cxlendingspaced recesses Inning oppositely inclined bottom walls, and railsupporting blocks titled in the recesses and movable on the inclinedbottom walls thereof to cll'cct the vertical adjustment ol' the rails.

2. A. railway tie formed in its upper face with a rece s having, aninclined bottom wall, a rail supporting block "fitted in the recess andresting on the inclined bottom wall and movable thereon to cheat theadjustment of the rail, and means for engaging the block to maintain thesame in position.

3. A railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess having aninclined bottom wall, said wall being provided with teeth, and a railsupporting,- block fitted in the re cess and resting on the teeth andmovable on the incline to eliect; the adjustment of the rail.

-t. railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess having aninclined bottom wall, and a rail supporting block titted in the recessand adjustable on the inclined bottom wall thereof, said all beingformed with an intermediate channel to admit of the block yielding to!the purpose specified.

5. A rail ay provided. in its upper face with a recess having an,inclined bottom wall, ,the said wall being pro'ided with spaced seriesof teeth and intermediate of said Series with a channel, and a rail supporting block fitted in the recess and restingon the series of teeth andadjustable thereon, the block being adapted to yield between the seriesof teeth for the purpose specified.

U. A. railway tie having an incline provided with teeth, and a railsupporting block resting on the teeth and adjustable thereon in thedirection of the incline to ell'ect the vertical. adjustment of therail.

7 A railway tie provided in its uppervface with a' recess, a railsupporting block fitted in the recess and resting, on the bottom Wallthereof. and hinged side plates disposed at the opposing side 'alls ofthe recess and adapted to grip the interposed bloclr.

8. A railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess, a railsupporting block adapt;- ed to be titled within the recess, side platesdisposed at the opposing side walls of the recess and hinged at theirlower ends and adapted to grip the interposed block, the plates beingprovided atv their free ends with tlang cs overhanging the block tomaintain the same, against upward displacement,

9. A railway tie having an incline pro vidcd with spaced series of teethextending in the direction of the length thereof, and a. rail supportingblock resting on the series of teeth and adjustable thereon to ett'eetthe vertical adjustment of the rail, the incline being 't'ormedintermediate of the spaced series of teeth with a channel, as and for.

the purpose specified.

10. i-\ railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess, a railsuppt irting block titted within the recess, movable side platesdisposed at opposing side walls of the recess and adapted to grip theinterposed block,

and the corresponding walls walls of the recess, and packing:

and means interposed between the plates of the recess for nimntainingtheplates in adjusted position.

11; A railway tie provided with a recess, a rail supporting blockreeeived in the recess movable side plates disposed at side interposedcorresponding the plates inbetween the plates and the .valls of therecess to ad ust wardly to grip the block.

12A railwav tie havin a recess. a rail u h I supporting block receivedin the'reeess, side plates disposed at the side walls of the reeess an dhinged at their lower ends. and paelung nterposed between the plates andthe correspending Walls of the recess to adjust the plates inwardly togrip the bloek the plates being formed at their top and side edges wathfianges overlapping the corresponding traces of the tie to hold thepaeking against displacement.

A railway tie having. supporting block received in the recess, In (W-able side plates disposed at the siteiwalls the recess and provided intheir fag-es a recess, a rail contiguous thereto with cavities paekinginterposed between the plates and the said walls to adjust the formerinwardly to grip the block, the packing being contained in the'eavities,and removable doors carried by theaplates to attord access to thecavities.

14. A railway tie having ineiines extending transversely thereof andspaced a eonstant distance apart, and rail supporting blocks resting ontheinclines and adjustable in the direction thereof to eti'eet. thevertical adjustment of the rails without (hanging the gage oi the track.

. 15. A railway tie having a recess extending transversely thereof andprovided with an inclined bottom wall, and a raii supporting blockaet'oninlodated in the eee ss and adjustable on the incline toeti'eot"tiie vertical adjustment. of the rail.

In testimony whereof I atlir: my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONTREVILLE L. Warsaw. [1,. 8.]

Witnesses Enw. T. Evnnsonn JOHN M. SLtJAN.

